Buildings
Subway Restaurant
| Address: | 508 Portage Avenue |
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| Use: | Subway Restaurant |
| Original Use: | Offices/ Retail |
| Constructed: | 1948 |
| Other Work: | 1958, Interior alterations 1965, Alterations to the basement 1965, Vault installed 1987 and 1988, Interior alterations |
| Architects: | Unknown |
| Engineers: | Cowin & Co. Ltd. (Foundation) Vulcan Iron & Engineering Ltd. (Structural) |
| Contractors: | F. Bodnarchuk |
Design Characteristics
- Plan area: 5,296 sq. ft. (492 sq. m)
- Gross floor area: 13,166 sq. ft. (1,223.12 sq. m)
- Foundation and basement constructed with concrete footings, 12-inch reinforced concrete basement walls and a 4-inch concrete basement floor
- Superstructure constructed with 12" by 12" laminated beams and 12" by 12" joists for first and second floors
- Exterior constructed with plate-glass front set in wood surrounds with ceramic tile at the base, brick facing on east and south elevations
- Recessed entrance with rounded corners